Siheyuan: Sizhu starts blindly and takes a new path

In the morning, Sha Zhu opened his eyes and looked at Yu Li who was sleeping soundly. He got up gently, carefully took out flour, eggs and minced meat from the cupboard, and started cooking on the stove under the eaves outside the house.

The fragrant smell of meat pie seduced Yu Li from her dream. She peeked out from under the quilt and saw that it was already bright outside. She quickly got up, dressed, and prepared to go out to help Sha Zhu cook.

Sha Zhu just came into the house with a bowl in his hand and asked his wife, "Why don't you sleep a little longer? We don't have any elders in our family, so we don't need to get up early to greet them."

"I was woken up by the meat pie you made. How could I sleep when it smelled so good? I was thinking of making something for you."

"I've done it all. You worked hard last night." Sha Zhu suddenly whispered in Yu Li's ear, "You must be exhausted from crying and screaming."

Yu Li blushed like a beautiful peony, and stretched out her hand to press on Sha Zhu's waist: "You are so bad."

"It hurts, my lady, be gentle, my lady, be gentle."

"I told you to do something bad, will you dare to do it again in the future?"

"I was wrong. I won't do it again. I won't do it again. Please spare me, my lady."

Yu Li loosened her fingers and reached out her hand to rub Sha Zhu again. It seemed that she understood the essence of slapping once and rubbing three times.

Sha Zhu took the opportunity to kiss Yu Li on the cheek, and quickly went out. A voice came: "You eat first, I'll take these two cakes to the old lady."

"You little thief, you run pretty fast." Yu Li said while gritting her teeth.

Qin Huairu, who was washing by the sink, saw clearly how Sha Zhu jumped out of the house with a laugh. The longing and resentment for Jia Dongxu lingered in her heart. Seeing Sha Zhu and Yu Li flirting with each other, jealousy slowly grew. Why did my husband die? Why didn't you, Sha Zhu, help me raise my children? Why could Yu Li marry Sha Zhu? Why are you living well but I am not? None of you can live in peace.

"Mom, give me 2.5 yuan. The teacher said I need to pay tuition." Bang Geng interrupted Qin Huairu's resentment.

Qin Huairu searched her pockets and only found 1.5 yuan, all in dimes. "That's all. It's not enough. You can talk to the teacher first and wait for a few days until mom gets her salary, then you can pay it, okay?"

"Okay. Then don't forget it." Banggeng instructed his mother seriously, then went back to the house, got a steamed bun and ate it while walking, and said goodbye to Qin Huairu, "Mom, I'm going to school, my classmates are waiting for me." After saying that, he ran away.

"My son is awesome. He knows how to make progress at such a young age. The Jia family has a bright future." Qin Huairu praised her son in a low voice, strengthening her own will that was about to collapse.

Qin Jingru came back from outside the courtyard carrying a urine bucket, and was stopped by Qin Huairu who was about to go out to work. "Jingru, can you lend me a few dollars? I need to pay Banggeng's tuition. His teacher urged the child yesterday."

Qin Jingru put the bucket on the ground and began to search her pockets. She took out 2 cents and said, "Sister, this is all I have. You take it first. Damao won't give me any money. He is very tight with money."

This is a slap in Qin Huairu's face. The first time he lent her money, he only took 2 cents. Even if he didn't have any money on him, couldn't he go home to get some? He used Xu Damao as an excuse. How could he just give Qin Jingru 2 cents? Qin Jingru didn't buy vegetables and cook at home?

Qin Huairu understood that this meant that he didn't want to lend the money. However, she didn't get angry. She knew that she was the least qualified person in the courtyard to get angry with others. Before her children, especially Banggeng, grew up, she had to beg for help in many places. She couldn't get angry just because others didn't satisfy her. Look at the last time she didn't think long-term and took advantage of Shazhu. The consequences were so serious that a long-term relief warehouse was gone. The old saying is right, things change over time. Leave a way out for the future, be more foresighted, and don't worry too much about the gains and losses in front of you. This is the truth that she remembered from that incident.

Qin Huairu smiled and said to her cousin Qin Jingru: "It's okay, you just got married, so it's normal for him to be on guard against you, but he wasn't like this before. Also, it turns out that Lou Xiaoe is rich and he is poor. Okay, I'm going to work, you should go back quickly."

You can't turn against each other, nor can you make clever words to stir up trouble, Qin Huairu muttered in a low voice that Qin Jingru could hear: "Originally, Xu Damao was the one who emptied the urine bucket. Xu Damao didn't feel sorry for her pregnancy. Oh, how pitiful."

Qin Jingru was so angry, angry at both Qin Huairu and Xu Damao. But when she entered the house, she immediately smiled and asked Xu Damao to get up and eat.

"Did you not wash your hands after emptying the urine bucket? You made the steamed bun smell bad." Xu Damao shouted in disgust, "Can't you change the bad habits of the village?" After saying that, he picked up another steamed bun and smelled it, then he broke it open, added some vegetables, and ate while going out. Now he just wants to lie in bed for a while longer every day, and he never gets up to go to work until the last minute.

Seeing Xu Damao gone, Qin Jingru picked up the steamed bun and took a bite: "They are all grown with manure. If you think they stink, don't eat anything. Eating something unclean won't make you sick."

When Sha Zhu had finished his lunch and was instructing Ma Hua and Liu Lan how to flip the wok with sand, Zheng Xi walked briskly and dragged him out of the cafeteria to an open space.

"Brother, I'm going to be promoted to deputy section chief." Squad Leader Zheng excitedly told Sha Zhu the news which had not yet been announced.

"Congratulations, Chief Zheng. Brother Zheng, you have a great last name. You are now the deputy and the principal. By the way, when will it be announced?"

"Our director told me this morning that it will be announced next Monday. I have to thank you for this. If you hadn't given me the credit for cooking meat for the workers, Secretary Zhang wouldn't have known me, let alone mentioned me to our director, and our director wouldn't have thought of promoting me to deputy section chief. From now on, it's up to you, brother."

"No need to look at it. You are the same in the past, present and future. You are my brother. It has nothing to do with your promotion." Sha Zhu waved his hand and reminded, "But you should thank your director. He promoted you to section chief, and you will be very successful."

"I haven't really thought of this. How do you think I should thank him?" Squad Leader Zheng, no, Section Chief Zheng scratched his head and asked Sha Zhu.

"He's at such a high level, he must have enough clothes and things to use, and he probably has enough food to eat, but I really don't have anything to offer him." Sha Zhu thought for a while and asked, "Do you know what he likes?"

"He doesn't seem to have any hobbies, but he's a soldier who fought in wars, so besides collecting weapons, he probably likes drinking."

Sha Zhu suggested: "Then buy two bottles of wine of similar quality and send them to him, then chat with him to show your loyalty."

"Will this work?" Section Chief Zheng was a little unsure.

"This is to express gratitude and to strengthen the relationship. The gift may be small but the sentiment is great." Sha Zhu answered firmly.

As the days passed, the chicks grew up, their feathers became harder and longer, and they became warmer and warmer. But most people took off their coats and long sleeves and started wearing short-sleeved clothes.

Qin Jingru touched her belly. She had gained some weight since she came to the city and didn't have to work in the fields. But she was still a little fatter than a normal woman who was three months pregnant. Fortunately, Xu Damao had never seen a woman's belly in her third month of pregnancy. "We should find a way to solve the false pregnancy issue."